Poultry-fount.



' w. E. SMITH. POULTRY POUNT.

I APPLIOATION FILED 0013.2, 1908. I v

'Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

lwuentoz Y I 4 atbomu 'o fount; no provision is made 'tion of filth accumulating vupon the fount, such filth not infrequently finding --its Way dered difficult to fill away, 01 vice versa WALTER ERNEST SMITH, 0F CL'AY CENTER, KANSAS.

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To all 'wlimnit mag concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER ERNEST SMITH, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Clay Center, in the county j of Clay and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Poultry-Fount, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates tochicken founts, and by wayvof introduction, I will state that my examination of the prior art and my experience with chicken founts of the type herein described, have brought to my notice the following defects in mentioned class. A large open water surface is presented, into which young chickens may fall or step, wetting and often drowning them; a perching place that small chickens will assume in drinking, a position in which excrement will be deposited without the for the disposiinto the drinking water; many chicken founts are fashioned with the tank integral with the reservoir, the tank being thus renand clean; or if the tank is made separable from the reservoir, the union is ofs'uch a sort that when the tank is grasped, the reservoir or bottom falls ize the firm contact between the terminal overcome these defects.

of a threaded neck and an annular rib adapted to receive ,the terminal of a threaded neck; the center of gravity isso disposed as to make the device subject toeasyoverturm ing; and it is the object of this invention to With these and other objects in view, as will hereinafter more fully appear, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, propor= tions, size and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference are em "loyed to 3 indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the draw lIlgS.

In the accompanyin drawin 1 is a vertical section Specification of Letters Patent. application filed October a, 1908. Serial No. 455,880. I

i size preferably, 2 however,

devices of the above I no effort is made so to locateno effort is made to util-- i 1 rough tie diameter:

of the fount, a portion of the tank-13 being [broken away; Fig. 2 is a topplan of the reservoir 1 with the tank'l3 removed. I In carrying out "my I a reservoir 1 which may be of any shape and it is. frusto-conical, the base of the frustum being upward.

Rigidlfy attached to the edges 2 of the reservoir, is the lid 3. The lid 3; is preferably pressed about the'edges 2 to form the head 4, and depressed below the plane of the edges 2, leaving upstanding above the lid 3, The lid 3 is provided with a relathe rim 5. tively large central opening 6, about which are disposed the smaller openings 7. Within the central opening 6, project-in'g down- Ward into the reservolr l as shown at 8,- is

rigidly mounted the collar 9 provided with the threads 10. From the lower end of the collar 9 projects inward the annular rib 11. A threaded neck 12 is screwed into the collar 9, the end of the neck 12 coming into bearing with the annular rib .1 1; from the threaded neck '12 and integral therewith,

rises the tank 13, closed at the top and of an form.

n' practice, to form the collar 9, I employ a cover adapted to fit a fruit-jar of the welli known Mason cular section; top forming the annular rib 11. The tank '13 may be supplied by a Mason fruit jar adapted to fit the cover employed in the manufacture of the collar 9, and the mouth of the jar is screwed down into contact with "the rib 11.

tank 13 and hold the same rigidly in the collar 9. The holes 6 should be of relatively small diameter to prevent young chickens from becoming wetted or drowned in the reservoir 1 Furthermore, if the openings 6 be of small diameter, the possibility of filth finding its way into duced. The rim 5, rislng above the lid 3, furnishes a foot-hold for small chickens, which of necessity might be forced to stand upon the lid 3 to-drink; Furthermore, by providing the rim 5 as a perch, small chickens are lnduced drinking, which obviates the possibility of their dropping excrementitious matter upon the lid 3 or intothe openings 6. Y

annular member 14 downwardlyinclined to- Patented Oct. 19,1909.

invention, I provide a type and from the top of this cover I remove a relatively large central cir,

the remainlng-portion of the The contact between the mouth; of the jar and the rib 11 serves to steady the In forming the lid 3, I fashion it into' the the reservoir 1, is re to assume a position in ward the side of the reservoir 1, and the annular member downwardly inclined toward the central opening 6. When any filth is deposited upon the lid 3, it will tend to places of collection, it may be readily -removed,

Inthe preferred, frusto-conical, form of reservoir, the sides a-remade to slant inward bringing the angle 16, a fruitful place for filth accumulation, within reach of the openings T. In a receptacle filled with liquid, material in suspension is ordinarily deposited in greater quantity upon the side walls than elsewhere, and, by inclining the walls, they are brought within easy reach of the openings 7 through which they may be scraped and cleansed.

In practical operation, the tank '13 is unscrewed from the collar 9, upturned, and filled with the liquid which it is desired to dispense. The reservoir 1 is then screwed upon the tank 13 and the device turned over and placed in position upon the ound or coop-fioor,'in which positlon the llquid contained in thetank 13 will be supplied to the reservoir 13 as it is removed through consumption or evaporation.

* It will be seen that when my invention is assembled, it forms a compact, solid device any part of which may be graspedwhen it is desired to lift the fount, there being no frictiomil unions-liable to part, one member remaining in .the hand, the other member falling to the ground.

l, Having thus described niy'inventipn, what I claim as new and desire to protect byLetters Patent is 1, In a devlce of the class described, a

reservoir and a lid rigidly attached to the edge of the reservoir, the lid being depressed below the edge of the reservoir to form an upstanding peripheral rim.

2. In a device of the class described, a reservoir; a lid rigidly attached to the edge of the reservoir and comprising an annular portion downwardly inclined toward the side of the reservoir, and an annular portion downwardly inclinedtoward the center of the lid.

3. In a device of the class described, a reservoir; a lid rigidly attached to the edge of the reservoir and comprising an annular portion downwardly inclined toward the side of the reservoir and an annular portion downwardly inclined toward the center of the'lid, the lid being depressedbelow the edge of the reservoir to form an upstanding peripheral rim.

4. In a device of the class described, a reservoir; a lid rigidly attached to the edge of the reservoir and depressed below the edge of the reservoir to form an upstanding peripheral rim, the said lid having a relatively large central opening and being provided with other smaller openings disposed about the central opening; and a threaded collar mounted -in the central opening and rigidly attached to the lid.

5. In a device 'of the class described, a reservoir, a lid rigidly attached to the reservoir and comprising an annular portion downwardly inclined toward the side of the reservoir, and an annular portion downwardly inclined toward the center of the lid, the said lid having a relatively large central opening and being provided with other smaller openings disposed about the central opening; and a threaded collar mounted in the central opening and rigidly attached to the lid.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

\VALTER ERNEST SMITH.

Witnesses: 1

WALLACE H. VINCENT, IV. D. VINCENT. 

